# "!==" What is it?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 23, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570 "2002-07-23T01:00:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lightoftheworld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@lightoftheworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lightoftheworld)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570/1 "2002-07-23T01:00:29Z")

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An easy one for you fellow flashers,  
I know what != and == means but, what does !== mean? Just curious. I know I will eventually run in to it’s meaning but just thought I would ask.

Thanks, LOTW ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/45/3c14315b392f75bb.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570/2 "2002-07-23T03:22:48Z")

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Never mind I figured it out…  
LOTW

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570/3 "2002-07-23T04:25:03Z")

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Can you share ? I’ve never seen that 😛

pom :asian:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570/4 "2002-07-23T07:34:35Z")

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Here you go:

!== (strict inequality)

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

expression1 !== expression2  
Description

Operator; tests for the exact opposite of the === operator. The strict inequality operator performs the same as the inequality operator except that data types are not converted. If expression1 is equal to expression2, and their data types are equal, the result is false. As with the === operator, the definition of equal depends on the data types being compared.

Numbers, strings, and Boolean values are compared by value.

Variables, objects, arrays, and functions are compared by reference.

ENJOY! 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-it/570/5 "2002-07-23T09:18:53Z")

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I don’t see how this can be useful bu thanks !

pom :asian: